World League

Bier Stadium
Spectators: 7413 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 70) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zeus Müller kicked off to start the match. José Maria Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faas Romário in the 3rd minute of play. Hartmann Futebol Clube's Jefferson Oliveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romário Ronaldo in the 5th minute of play. After 11 played minutes Clube Atlético Mineiro got a freekick which was hit by Dalmo Ramos. With a little luck, Clube Atlético Mineiro's José Maria Carvalho got control of the ball when Svante Magnusson tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Clube Atlético Mineiro's Raí Araújo got a free kick in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lamine Yambao in the 20th minute of play forced Hartmann Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Jefferson Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jefferson Oliveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lamine Yambao, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Hartmann Futebol Clube's Faas Romário sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that José Maria Carvalho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 33rd minute Zeus Müller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Clube Atlético Mineiro's Téo Couto in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hartmann Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. José Maria Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeus Müller in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faas Romário in the 42nd minute of play forced Clube Atlético Mineiro's goalkeeper José Maria Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clube Atlético Mineiro were furious when Ramón Negri was red carded, 43 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After some careless play in the Clube Atlético Mineiro defense, Anselmo Rosado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Maria Carvalho. The Clube Atlético Mineiro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Maria Carvalho should have stopped the shot. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Téo Couto made a kick off. In the 51st minute Faas Romário shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Maria Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faas Romário in the 54th minute of play. Faas Romário fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Maria Carvalho having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faas Romário in the 60th minute of play forced Clube Atlético Mineiro's goalkeeper José Maria Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faas Romário in the 66th minute of play forced Clube Atlético Mineiro's goalkeeper José Maria Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Clube Atlético Mineiro's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Anselmo Rosado was slow to take the kick. During this time Hartmann Futebol Clube's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Svante Magnusson managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Lamine Yambao's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jefferson Oliveira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Hartmann Futebol Clube's attentive Cheng Zhi managed to snatch the ball when Raí Araújo made a throw-in in the 77th minute of the game. Carlos Alberto Cavalcante kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. When Dalmo Ramos fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Clube Atlético Mineiro's protests and gave Dalmo Ramos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 86th minute, Dalmo Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 88 minutes into the match, Hartmann Futebol Clube's Faas Romário sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that José Maria Carvalho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dalmo Ramos got free with Jefferson Oliveira in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jefferson Oliveira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lamine Yambao in the 91st minute. In the 92nd minute of the match Clube Atlético Mineiro got a corner. Hartmann Futebol Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Romário Ronaldo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Faas Romário's late challenge caught a Clube Atlético Mineiro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Faas Romário helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Hartmann Futebol Clube's Faas Romário got a free kick in the 94th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Hartmann Futebol Clube had won after a very even match.